- Born
- circa 1924
- Died
- 1970-06-05 · Beaver Island
- Work
- Field engineer
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
John J. Ranger (circa 1924–1970), age 45 of Swartz Creek, was a 1946 General Motors Institute of Technology engineering graduate and a field engineer for Tre-Ad Heating Company of Chicago, according to the June–July 1970 Beaver Beacon. He died on June 5 after a plane accident near Flint and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The reported age supports an approximate 1924 birth year. The obituary supplies an address, education, occupation, family summary, accident context, and burial attestation. It does not establish Ranger’s birth date, aircraft or pilot role, civil identity beyond the obituary, or a complete professional history.
Open questions
- Which civil, aviation, or accident-investigation records identify the plane and flight?
- What is Ranger’s relationship, if any, to the 1913 Beaver Island rescuer Roy Ranger?
See also
Sources
- Identifies Ranger as age 45 of Swartz Creek, a 1946 General Motors Institute engineering graduate and Tre-Ad Heating Company field engineer, and reports his June 5 death after a plane accident and Holy Cross Cemetery burial.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John J. Ranger”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/john-j-ranger/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Islanders Pass On: John J. Ranger.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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